What 𘍴 means
A Tangut verb: “to sink into,” or “enter” in context.
A bilingual Tangut–Chinese dictionary glosses it as the verb “to sink into.” In a Western Xia contract formula, it begins a phrase translated as “enter ... there are [recorded or found] on the document.” The translated gloss depends on the surrounding phrase.
Why does 𘍴 look Chinese?
Tangut uses Chinese-style forms for a different language.
The Western Xia kingdom ordered an original script as a cultural and administrative project, making Tangut its official writing system. The script was created around 1036. After the kingdom fell, Tangut continued in texts from the Yuan and Ming dynasties before becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming period. Surviving texts include official, private, Buddhist, and translated works. Khitan and Jurchen were scripts used by neighboring states, not alternate forms of Tangut.
Historical and specialist: this character appears in Tangut texts, where its verb sense depends on the surrounding phrase.
A box means your app cannot render this character with its available fonts.
Who writes 𘍴
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsVerb glossed as “to sink into.”
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1Why does 𘍴 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𘍴
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𘍴\18374Codes and encoding1 code points
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